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XRoad and Tibo GPS Sytem by Carpoint Co.

Feb 1, 2006 gps navigation

Carpoint Co.’s “XROAD” is an all-inclusive aggregator of information that should be needed in driving a car in respect of GPS, navigation, traffic, safety and even entertainment like mp3, movie, game and the Internet.

The first-rate SIRFII Xtrec has been adopted for the GPS chip, which is 2 times more expensive than those of Intel. It utilizes 256M map data mainly coming from Navteq, Navigon.
Users can make use of a car cigarette lighter as a power supply source. By simply switching map-ported CF cards, its users can enjoy seamless roaming services around the world.
The fundamental & value-added services employing this system have been extremely popularized in Korea and are now becoming available in many other regions.
Established in early 2000, Carpoint Co. has been specializing in comprehensive telemetics businesses that cover digital navigation systems, geographic positioning systems and traffic information systems. It looks like the english version of XRoad is the Tibo X380 which has the following specs:

General

Windows CE.Net 4.2
300MHz CPU
32MB NAND Flash/64MB SD RAM
(128MB RAM Optional)
VGA resolution RGB 320×240
12 channel GPS receiver
128MB, 256MB, 512MB,
1GB (2GB) SD card and slot
Pre-loaded maps
2 Million points of interest
Easily upgradeable sw
Compact – size mold
3.5″ TFT LCD (digital)
250cd brightness

Functions

Instructions with voice guidance
Route searched by:
Address/intersection, points of interest, address book, previous destination
Path analysis using:
Optimized, local road, highway driving simulation
Driving guidance:
Turn-by-turn guide at cross street, distance information to cross street (for direction
change) and to highway entrance and exit, total distance and driving distance
information speed limit information guide
Scalable display (zoom function) 2D, 2.5D and split-screen rendering Area information search while driving Data storage of driving path and/or preferred path data saving